RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work - and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world's biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.
 
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking Sr. Principal Embedded Software Engineer. This position will be located in Location(s): Colorado Springs, CO, Roy, UT or Bellevue, NE and will support the Sentinel program.
The successful candidate will be a motivated software developer who is comfortable with C/C++, GUI and multi-tier programming. They are able to use model-based engineering to design and develop software products. They document, test and debug software products. They must be able to work and collaborate with a team of software engineers in an Agile environment to meet critical milestones. They ensure program mandated software standards and compliance criteria are met. They understand and can develop in a continuous integration tool chain environment meeting technical and compliance requirements.
What you will get to do, specific duties to include, but are not limited to the following: 
• Derive and allocate requirements into detailed design
• Designs, develops and tests displays, controls and functionality
• Collaborates with Systems and Quality Engineers to ensure software requirements are met
• Performs software peer reviews, version control, automated tests, software analysis, continuous integration, and continuous delivery in accordance with DevSecOps processes and best practices
• Performs code quality management and corrects defects
• Coordinates with HW/SW team to perform retests and regression tests once defects are corrected
Candidate should have:
• Previous practical experience bridging requirements into software design and implementation including active work in DOORs and architecture models through detailed design documentation and into code
• Experience with build automation tools such as Jenkins, or GitLab
• Experience working on cross-function Scrum team focused on quality and capability delivery
• Experience with C/C++ development 
• Familiarity with DevSecOps, continuous integration, and continuous delivery
• Familiarity with distributed version control software (Git, Mercurial)
• Experience with Linux and Windows operating systems
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, Extreme Programming), Scaled Agile Framework - SAFe for Lean Enterprises
Position Benefits:
As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

•    Medical, Dental & Vision coverage 
•    401k 
•    Educational Assistance 
•    Life Insurance 
•    Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions 
•    Paid Time Off
•    Health & Wellness Resources 
•    Employee Discounts 
This position's standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.  This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

Job Qualifications: 
Required Qualifications: 
•    Sr. Principal Embedded Software Engineer 8 Years with Bachelor's in STEM, 6 Years with Masters, 4 Years with PhD
•    Active DoD Secret clearance with a reinvestigation date occurring in the last 6 years.
•    US Citizenship with Ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP)
•    Experience in a formal technical lead position
•    5+ years of C++ development and object-oriented design
•    5+ years of full life cycle software development
•    Experience with Atlassian tool suite
•    Experience with SW development in a Linux environment
•    Experience with code design documentation using UML
•    Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering languages (SysML/UML) and concepts
Preferred Qualifications
•    Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or similar field
•    Experience with software development using a DevOps pipeline
•    Experience with CI/CD and automated testing
•    Experience with Hardware/Software interface design
•    Experience with software and hardware certification/accreditation 
•    Experience with embedded systems
•    Experience with databases (structure, design) and query languages
•    Experience with real-time operating systems
•    Experience with software-based simulators
•    Experience with secure software development such as DO-178C compliant or similar
•    UML modeling experience using Cameo
•    Experience with Python language
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Salary Range: $118,600.00 - $187,300.00The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.PDN-9f5aa095-af60-4110-b45d-b9028e638368